Political Process

Political parties recruit and nominate candidates. To recruit and nominate means...

• encourage and support

• buy and sell

• find and choose

• read and write

The series of statements expressing a party's principles, beliefs, and positions on election issues is called a...

• plank

• platform

• floor

• soap box

Political Parties recruit and nominate

• PACS

• Candidates

• Platforms

• Agendas

A candidate is a

• idea for a new law

• person running for political office

• public policy

• third party

Fundraising by political parties is

• how they select candidates

• where their headquarters are located

• how they get money

• when they count the votes

A role of political parties is to monitor office holders. To monitor means to...

• Support and assist

• watch, observe and listen to

• recruit and nominate

• consult and request

Groups of people who share common ideas on how the government should do its work are called..

• Political Parties

• nominees

• voters

• citizens

Political parties try to mobilize voters. Mobilizing voters means to...

• raise money

• get large groups of people to take interest in candidates, issues, and elections.

• find candidates

• watching and listening to voters

One way political parties educate the voters about the similarities and and differences in candidates is..

• being watchdogs

• holding debates

• raising money

• having conversions

The political spectrum includes people who are...

• free market-mixed-command

• immigrants-migrants-citizens

• liberals-moderates-conservatives

• nominees-candidates-winners